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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Ok, 2:30am again. Took the board to 300F, and ran the wand to 460c, as high as i…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 24, 2013, 02:32:11 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Yes, you have to heat it up like a BBQ to get the chips off that board. The fir…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 24, 2013, 01:00:41 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
I can't recall what temps I used... I had to max out my Hakko hot air wand thoug…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 24, 2013, 12:24:05 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
The chips come off nice and easy with hot air or IR as well. You'll have to re-…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 06:57:40 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
The chips come off nice and easy with hot air or IR as well. You'll have to re-…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 06:56:34 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Darn, still nothing, even at 450c for 1.5 minutes. Chip must either be dead or s…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 04:04:25 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Hm, darn another setback.Got the two chips today and have tried putting them on.…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 03:33:08 PM |
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My BFL SC Single 60 went out in a puff of smoke - what next? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
hope you're right lightfoot, I'm just going on my spotty success replacing the V…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 01:05:04 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Hey Lightfoot, what temps do you run your 968 at? I have a 968a and might try t…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 10:02:19 AM |
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BFL Single blowing up? Be careful with the hacks, I'll buy the blown ones. :-) CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
There was another user I pointed in your direction who was supposedly mining at…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 09:54:11 AM |
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My BFL SC Single 60 went out in a puff of smoke - what next? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
yup, VRMquestion now is, did they fail because the ASIC failed and presented the…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 23, 2013, 09:13:16 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Nicely done. Try bringing the speed down to 7, you will probably get rid of most…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 22, 2013, 10:13:39 PM |
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What'll be Your next move in the mining space? Beginners & Help
Really... It's that easy? I've got three of Jalepeno's, I'd try this on one of t…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 22, 2013, 09:00:28 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Hm. That might be the crappiest jalapeno in the universe :-) I guess it is possi…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 22, 2013, 08:45:44 PM |
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My BFL SC Single 60 went out in a puff of smoke - what next? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Thank you for posting those. I hadn't seen the newer boards fully loaded, that e…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 22, 2013, 08:06:49 PM |
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My BFL SC Single 60 went out in a puff of smoke - what next? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Hm, neat! Let me take a look at that...Question: Can you take a picture of the w…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 22, 2013, 07:16:09 PM |
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The case Of Butterfly Labs Inc. Beginners & Help
Imagine getting your HW five months back.. you would be rich now...*rolls eyes*…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 22, 2013, 08:56:46 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Update: Looks like the latest ebay seller is sold out. Apparently I'm good adver…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 21, 2013, 01:09:48 PM |
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What'll be Your next move in the mining space? Beginners & Help
I'm boosting the performance of my Jalapeno at this point. Turns out it's profit…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 21, 2013, 04:42:13 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Thanks for the inspiration!Just picked up 9 chips... I have an infrared solder s…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 21, 2013, 01:07:55 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Bad news: My offer from the previous Ebay vendor for the two chips was declined.…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 11:52:27 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Well, in the "fail" category I think I damaged this first chip beyond use.This e…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 07:45:26 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
I'd love to see a full how-to document on adding more chippys to a jally. Thank…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 04:49:06 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Email me one of your order numbers and I will see if I can get a heatsink sent o…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 02:20:23 PM |
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50K a Coin? India
I have no idea how I could accept payment in bitcoin if the price goes up and do…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 11:36:54 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
The same heatsink that comes on 60 GH/s long boards are the ones I'm referring t…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 11:23:33 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
My question is how in the hell did you solder the chips on the board? I can do s…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 11:19:31 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
We have test units in the shop that have 8 chips that run fine with a heatpipe h…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 19, 2013, 07:27:09 AM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Power supply came in, I'll fiddle with it later. Doing some calculations based o…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 18, 2013, 09:57:48 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
I have a pre heater and have been going.with 300f or so. I'll try removing all b…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 18, 2013, 08:02:46 PM |
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New BFL-based Chili miners (30GH/s nominal) Auctions
I've posted it a couple times in the Chili thread, but it's extremely hard to be…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 18, 2013, 06:41:08 PM |
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20K a Coin? India
I hope it will crash as you cant make money with such upward trend. You will alw…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 18, 2013, 12:30:49 PM |
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[600Th] Eligius: ASIC, no registration, no fee CPPSRB BTC + 105% PPS NMC, 877 # Pools
Just a data point on shelved shares:Back in early Sept I tried Eligus for a few…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 18, 2013, 10:41:03 AM |
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Bitcoin to hit 1000? Beginners & Help
So... If everyone thinks it will "go" to $1,000 then why would anyone do somethi…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 08:00:28 PM |
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Bitcoin to hit 1000? Beginners & Help
The problem with accepting bitcoin is either you need to nail a stake in the gro…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 07:46:21 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Nice work. I like the heatsink you put on the bottom. I might try that but I'm a…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 06:28:24 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Do you install extra chips at jalapeño Board?Or only firmware updated?Update the…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 03:40:43 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Just added chips and flashed the FW? Or something else was replaced on the board…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 03:22:15 PM |
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Hacking a BFL Jalapeno to 20GH and beyond.... Hardware
Good stuff - are you using a reflow station to do this?Not quite. I'm using an A…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 03:12:17 PM |
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510.93 Million in difficulty just now!!! Mining speculation
Actually an under 20% jump is reason to make me squeal with *glee*. Just bumped…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 01:26:04 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
And we are at *20*. This was harder, as the chip did not work after the first fl…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 12:31:12 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
So before I put on another chip today, I was thinking about this a bit more, spe…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 09:03:04 AM |
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Does not it bother anyone that BTC value increasing too fast? Speculation
As you're watching this bubble, check out the "stupidity forum", specifically Eb…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 17, 2013, 12:55:00 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Hey there! Welcome to fun-land! I'm glad to see more people doing this :-)Questi…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 16, 2013, 09:10:21 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
And in the category "I did what!" I just lowered the temps to 60c.How?Well, I th…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 16, 2013, 08:29:37 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Note: At 16gh, forget running with the case closed. Temps passed 90 and the unit…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 16, 2013, 07:38:45 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Now I am thinking: If mounds of heat are coming off the back of this thing I sho…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 16, 2013, 05:57:31 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
I'm getting better at this...Now running four chips, PROCESSOR 0: 15 engines @ 2…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 16, 2013, 05:38:24 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Well, I definitely understand how chips can be different heights, but in theory,…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 16, 2013, 10:25:49 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Damn, you're as persistent as I am. Can't sleep with a problem. >.
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n/a | lightfoot | November 15, 2013, 09:58:02 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
*crackle*Houston, we have a Jally with 15.67gh-16.04gh, error ratio of .76 or so…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 14, 2013, 10:21:15 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
God damn it... well, I had 8.5-8.6gh/s, but now after fucking with the grease ag…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 15, 2013, 07:31:54 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
I really. Really. Wish I was a normal person and could just go to sleep with a p…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 15, 2013, 03:00:15 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Well, now it's consistiently dead. I've tried flashing ck's firmware (came up wi…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 15, 2013, 12:47:05 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Houston we have explosion....Crap. So after fiddling with it a bit I decided to…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 14, 2013, 11:34:33 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
I dont think you could just add more chips to a jally. Can the board support tha…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 14, 2013, 04:36:20 PM |
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n/a | lightfoot | November 14, 2013, 04:06:31 PM |
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Jalapeno wont start with cgminer Mining support
Other problem I had with CGMiner was that it really got twitchy when I tried to…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 13, 2013, 09:26:01 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
I don't know. I never complied the firmware without any changes. But, you should…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 13, 2013, 09:24:34 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
I told someone the changes I made to stock 1.2.9 a while back...I only made 3 ch…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 12, 2013, 10:50:43 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
So I'll document the saga of trying to boost this Jally with more chips. First,…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 12, 2013, 09:59:59 PM |
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how many BTC is enough? Speculation
20% of my net worth. That would be the optimal inflection point based on 50% cha…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 12, 2013, 10:19:39 AM |
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Jalapeno wont start with cgminer Mining support
The other hint involves googling the hell out of cpminer usb drivers. You have t…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 12, 2013, 10:02:39 AM |
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POLL - Why are you mining? Mining
How did you turbo boost your jalapeno with $125?Chips are/were going on Ebay for…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 12, 2013, 09:36:00 AM |
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Jalapeno wont start with cgminer Mining support
Try using bfgminer. I think you have to do something with the drivers to get cgm…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 12, 2013, 09:23:36 AM |
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Just purchased 18 block erupters Buyers remorse... Mining
Yep, I noticed the Jally prices just went up on Ebay as well. Which means that p…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 12, 2013, 09:21:12 AM |
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Bears thread - unleash the bear in you in this thread Speculation
This is why I am not buying: I make bitcoins the old fashioned way:I MINE THEM!:…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 11, 2013, 04:05:27 PM |
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510.93 Million in difficulty just now!!! Mining speculation
Prices of ASICs on ebay are actually increasing. That's what happens when the pr…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 11, 2013, 11:25:39 AM |
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Do dual account ATM/Debit cards exist? Trading Discussion
If you were mugged, and giving the robber money from an atm. Enter your PIN back…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 11, 2013, 10:06:04 AM |
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[HOWTO] flash your jalapeno to 8+ ghs Hardware
is that really possible? I mean just put chips and they will work right away?chi…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 10, 2013, 08:17:19 PM |
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POLL - Why are you mining? Mining
Indeed, 300mh is pretty much useless. Right now I'm turbo-boosting my Jalapeno f…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 10, 2013, 08:11:26 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
You inspire me Dana. Well you and greed.So how did you know which way was "front…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 10, 2013, 12:43:10 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
And in the "in for a penny" project, I'm just going to buy 4 chips and boost thi…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 09, 2013, 11:03:59 PM |
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[HOWTO] flash your jalapeno to 8+ ghs Hardware
Well, it's quite possible your Jally has B grade chips with some errors. Remembe…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 09, 2013, 04:15:36 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Go back a page or two on this topic to find out. Better, read the whole thread t…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 08, 2013, 05:51:37 PM |
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POLL - Why are you mining? Mining
It's a hobby that is paying for itself. I've made back my purchase price on my J…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 08, 2013, 03:18:07 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Well, I just bought a pair of chips on Ebay and will try taking my JP apart when…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 07, 2013, 09:13:54 PM |
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BFL calling "loyal" customers (from +1-866-723-3108) Hardware
Interesting. I'd have to say that my JP made back it's money (bought in Jan 2013…
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n/a | lightfoot | November 05, 2013, 06:10:24 PM |
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Mining with asics is already dead. Mining speculation
I love this, this is why I'm not worried about Bitcoin security dropping due to…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 31, 2013, 04:25:14 PM |
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Mining with asics is already dead. Mining speculation
That is correct. And my situation is one of the best of the bunch. However techn…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 31, 2013, 01:18:02 PM |
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Mining with asics is already dead. Mining speculation
Oddly enough I agree. As of this morning I have made 1.7892 bitcoin with my Jall…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 31, 2013, 11:29:14 AM |
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Mining with asics is already dead. Mining speculation
Quantum computing. If it exists.C
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n/a | lightfoot | October 31, 2013, 08:10:48 AM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
ck's 1.2.5 works well. C
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n/a | lightfoot | October 30, 2013, 02:54:29 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Seems to be around 40 watts or so as opposed to 20-30. Going from 5-7gh knocks i…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 30, 2013, 02:10:05 PM |
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Alternative PSU for BFL Single CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
These power supplies also have really poor power factor correction, which is why…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 29, 2013, 08:38:57 PM |
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What to do with BFL FPGA singles now? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Cloud mining is the latest scam. From a math point there is no other way; it's l…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 28, 2013, 08:44:27 AM |
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The ever-increasing level of difficulty Beginners & Help
There is also the concept of the "dollar auction" aspect to mining; if it no lon…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 28, 2013, 09:06:37 AM |
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new bitcoin difficulty to 263,358,983 and future profitability of mining Mining speculation
Pretty much. This weekend I spent some time building 12 volt buck converters for…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 28, 2013, 08:41:50 AM |
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What to do with BFL FPGA singles now? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Lol - I'm honestly too lazy to send it. You guys can always try ebay =) Naah. J…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 25, 2013, 10:51:26 PM |
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What to do with BFL FPGA singles now? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
I kept my brick =) I don't think anyone will buy it at this point. I'd buy it fo…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 25, 2013, 04:35:08 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
So Dana, how's it going? Did the power supply implode yet?I just ordered a pair…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 24, 2013, 10:33:06 PM |
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What to do with BFL FPGA singles now? CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Interesting side thought: How low could the sale prices on things like this go?C…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 22, 2013, 01:56:47 PM |
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Just purchased 18 block erupters Buyers remorse... Mining
There is no profit in mining BTC. That being said there are several reasons for…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 22, 2013, 01:41:24 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Just got a friend's Jally in the mail. He's out for awhile, bricked his unit, an…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 19, 2013, 06:42:04 PM |
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new bitcoin difficulty to 263,358,983 and future profitability of mining Mining speculation
Holy cow. I think they're going to start rating returns on the position you are…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 19, 2013, 10:11:56 AM |
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Everyone says US can't raise debt ceiling forever. Why? Economics
Umm no inflation is where it is because of 2 things. THe model for calculating C…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 18, 2013, 09:45:52 PM |
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Everyone says US can't raise debt ceiling forever. Why? Economics
Classic fallacy comparing a person with a credit card to a government. Of cours…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 18, 2013, 03:01:04 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Shhhh, nobody will sell me their jallies and chips dirt cheap now. Ummm I mean,…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 18, 2013, 02:50:41 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Ok, I've got a small Aoyue rework station myself, and I have done a fair bit of…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 18, 2013, 02:48:54 PM |
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Experimenting with Jalapeno firmware... Hardware
Ok, I got the chips working. I just had to upgrade to the latest 1.2.9 firmware.…
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n/a | lightfoot | October 18, 2013, 02:03:25 PM |
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